Maritime record MWX2167 - Arfon (Afron)
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Summary
Admiralty Armed British trawler, No. 134 hired as a minesweeper in 1914. Hit a mine mine and sank 30 April 1917, drowning 1 officer and 9 ratings. Also known as Afron 227 G.
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Full Description
The Afron was built in 1908, a 227 ton trawler. It was hired by the Admiralty in 1914, as armed trawler No. 134. The trawler hit a mine on 30 April 1917 with the loss of one officer and nine naval ratings (1).
Source (4) describes a wreck they have named the Arfon, which matches the description of the Afron. The wreck site was discovered around 1999. The wreck lies in 35m and faces south-west (4) Seabed is muddy sand and gravel (3).
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: ADM LL APV 1919.
Also known as Afron
Position 50 29.81 2 10.37W taken from 4
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <2> SWX4848 Monograph: Ships of the Royal Navy (Vol 2). Vol 2. p28.
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 946.
- <4> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Wreck 198, p148-9 (Arfon).
- <5> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 5.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 87743 66418 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY86NE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0014
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NE 144
Record last edited
Nov 25 2019 12:01PM
